Work-life balance among mental health professionals in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry centre in India.

Autor: Savarimalai R; Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Christy J; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Bhaskarapillai B; Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Damodharan D; Centre for Psychosocial Support in Disaster Management, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India., Sekar K; Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Industrial psychiatry journal [Ind Psychiatry J] 2023 Jul-Dec; Vol. 32 (2), pp. 354-360. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 12.
DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_31_22
Abstrakt: Background: Stress and distress are common among Mental Health Professionals (MHP). MHPs avoid seeking professional help to address their stress, leading to increased vulnerability to stress and mental health conditions. Inadequately addressed stress directly impacts their service delivery and well-being. However, a serious dearth of literature from India has examined the extent of work-life balance (WLB) stress and psychological distress (PD) among MHP.
Aim: This cross-sectional study aims to assess WLB and examine the relationship between perceived stress (PS), PD, burnout, and WLB among MHP in a tertiary care neuropsychiatry center.
Methods: Using stratified random sampling, 101 MHP were evaluated using Pareek's work-life balance scale, Stamm's professional quality of life (ProQoL) scale, WHO's self-reporting questionnaire, and Cohen's perceived stress scale. Data were analyzed using appropriate parametric or non-parametric tests.
Results: The overall mean score on WLB was 80.45 (SD = 10.21), the PS scale was 24.86 (SD = 6.87), the burnout score was 22.68 (SD = 6), the ST score was 21.18 (SD = 6.35), and PD score was 5.07 (SD = 5.23). The level of WLB score was average to below average among 64% of participants. There is a positive correlation between WLB and compassion satisfaction (CS) and a negative correlation between ST and PS. The study found that the nature of the job, CS, and PD shall predict WLB.
Conclusion: Stress, burnout, ProQoL, and WLB of MHPs vary significantly by job, income, and staying with family, indicating that MHPs are equally vulnerable to stress and burnout and imbalanced WLB, which require appropriate interventions.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2023 Industrial Psychiatry Journal.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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